Silver has other metels in it Sterling silver is represented by the numbers 925. That indicates. 92.5% sterling silver with the remaining 7.5% other metals
The numbers on a silver jewelry clasp are used to measure the precious metal content of the piece. For examples if the numbers on a clasp read 999 then the piece consists of 99 percent silver, and 1 percent other metal. If the letters on the clasp read STER, then the piece is sterling silver usually 92.5 percent 7.5 percent other metals.
What do the numbers 3478 mean on silver
Silver is a rare element. Generally it shows 0and +2 oxidation numbers.
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the percentage of metal it is, if its silver its 82.5% silver
The number indicates how much silver is in the jewelry. So a piece marked with 935 means that it has 93.5% silver in it and the other percentage can be made up of other metals, such as nickel, steel, iron, etc. Sometimes you will see different numbers like 925 as well, it just means 92.5%.
Depending on the number you see inside the ring (for silver rings it is .925 most of the time) These numbers tell you how "pure" the precious metal you are wearing is and keeps others guessing if your ring is just a fake looking silver colored ring or an authentic silver ring.
Oxidation numbers of all metals in an alloy, which Sterling is, are zero.
Real Silver has the numbers 925 on it, but fake Silver doesn't. And real silver won't fade, but will tarnish and fake will fade and turn into like a copper color.
Bills with this error can sell for anywhere from $100 to $200 depending on their condition and how far out of sync the two numbers are. Mismatched serial numbers can occur when one of the counters that prints the numbers gets stuck and doesn't keep in sync with the other one.
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